In late 2017, EgyptAir placed an order for six Boeing 787-9s. This represented an exciting development for the airline, given that they didn’t otherwise have many new planes on order. Currently the airline uses A330s and 777s for their longhaul routes, which feature not-great business class seats.
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I have avoided them until now but with this and my work in East and North Africa they might become more attractive, especially if I can work in a couple days layover in Cairo after a work trip! Hopefully their soft product and safety will be of high standard and consistent too. I look forward to reading about the new service and planes once they are in service to see how they implement things.
Now this is interesting and could be a game changer. Let's see how the service goes. I am sure your already penciling in this one !!
Let us know
Herringbone seating configuration is my preferred one. Last time I few with such configuration on an AA 777 from Heathrow to Dallas the business class was simply amazing and so comfortable. I would only fly with such configuration if possible.
I'm booked JFK-CAI-JNB this December 23rd, on an Aeroplan award. I think that this will make Egyptair a go-to for MENA, as their award availability is consistently very good (three seats during peak dates, and wide-open year round). I haven't done a reverse-herringbone seat yet, so i'm very excited for this!
Personally I’m still too concerned about their safety record to fly them, but it looks like a significant upgrade to their hard product
I disagree with the level of praise this seat seems to receive. I flew in one on an AA 777 and found the small footwell to be far too restrictive. (And, on the whole, I think the seat was more cramped than some of the “older” seats I’ve tried.)
Just completed a round trip from IAD to Cairo flying on Egypt air new 787-9 business class. It was great. The plane was very clean and new and very comfortable. Service was decent (4/5). They try hard to in business class but it is not Emirates or Qatar airways. However, I’ll fly it again with no hesitation whatsoever. I highly recommend if you like to fly business and save some money. There were 5 of us and we saved about $600 EACH compared to the next lowest business class fare on other airlines.
Mr. Nader Abueteen,
Thanks for your comments.
I am going to fly in Business next month with Egypt Air. Were the seats full-flat-bed? How do you compare just the seats with other major airlines [I have been flying Business with British Air, Lufthansa & KLM]?
Next month I'm going to fly to Cairo from Madrid (and back to MAD) on Egypt air's new 787-9 business class. I'll hope to have a great time, on these news boeings! I thank Lucky for his reviews (they always help me a lot) and you all for your comments. Btw, photos of the seats (Super Diamond) on MS, anyone?